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Alabama advocates urge treatment over punishment for pregnant women jailed for substance use

Maya Miller

Alabama’s chemical endangerment laws are strict, especially for pregnant women. One program offers alternatives to jail for treating prenatal substance use.

Jan Kasofsky and Jan Laughinghouse on drug abuse epidemic

Jim Engster

Jan Kasofsky and Jan Laughinghouse of Capital Area Human Services talk with us about the drug abuse epidemic in Baton Rouge.-

A drug to ease withdrawal given in the emergency room could improve the odds a patient will get started in addiction treatment.

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Why Not Start Addiction Treatment Right In The ER?

Scott Hensley

Like asthma or diabetes, opioid addiction is a chronic condition. Could treatment that begins when people show up in the ER get them on the right road faster?